*The following blog post is a repost from 2018 – it’s a bit grim that just about everything in it is still relevant today. Not sure if that means it’s aged well or not?!
I shared the following post on social media last month and WHEW! It obviously touch a nerve with our teachers as it was shared over 1,300 times and viewed by nearly 150,000 people within the space of a week. As we head towards strike action later on this month, I’ve had a lot of requests for printable poster versions of the questions for our schools to share with their communities.
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These conversation prompts were designed to refocus the community on what’s actually going on in our classrooms today… not just the media spin on education & politics!
Kia kaha – get out there and tell it like it is!
EARLY JULY 2018: “Urgh – I made the mistake of reading some comments on social media this morning in regards to our amazing kiwi teachers planning strike action, and I’m more than a little alarmed at how out of touch some people seem to be!! 😲 Maybe these commentators no longer have kids at school? Or maybe they’re reflecting on their own schooling experiences from years ago? Either way, times have changed & what is now expected from teachers is not compatible with a healthy work/life balance. I’ve got SO much respect for our full time teachers also juggling family and life – a whole lot would need to change before I’d consider going back to work full time with a young family. So… if you’re feeling out of touch with what’s going on, find a teacher and talk to them about the issues they’re dealing with daily! Kua tae te wā – it’s time (for change) and you’ve got my full support” 🙌🙏💕👊
…and the follow up “Social Media Fact-Check” series!
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Teacher struggles 2019 – click here to find the full set of images in this series!
Expectations of teachers…
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And all of this leads to strike day….
Looking for some quick placard ideas for this week’s mega strike? Grab the free download here!
- This selection of 20+ slogans have been collected from some of the clever suggestions on the NZ Primary teachers fb page – thanks so much for sharing!
- THIS IS AN A3 SIZED DOCUMENT – each placard uses two A3 sheets that assemble to create A2 SIZED SIGNS!
- This FREE printable is available in both black & white and colour versions… simply print the coloured version, attach to a cardboard backing and go! OR (if your photo copying budget is shot already…!) print the black & white versions and colour/paint before attaching to your cardboard backing
- Beef up your current signage by making it doubled sided – just pop one of these quick print option onto the other side!
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Whew! What a roller coaster ride the past few months have been for our teachers…😥 The following images are a quick condensed version of the journey to date!! 😮🙈 Anyone else got a good feeling about positive changes coming to the profession?! 💚 #itstime#loveourschools#gohugateacher